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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
95.9%
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4.7
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Amenities
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4.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6308 yards
Slope 141
Rating 70.2

Nestled in the rolling hills of Gold Country, Apple Mountain Resort has a dramatic landscape that provides plenty of elevation changes, making it a nearly impossible course to walk. Some of the drops from tee to green are unbelievable, offering unrivaled views of the surrounding mountains. Nearly every hole enjoys a stunning backdrop. The incredibly diverse terrain makes the golf course a challenge regardless of whether you are a novice or a pro. Golfers will have to contend with mature trees, water hazards, and numerous strategically placed bunkers in addition to the uneven lies and blind shots that are a result of the undulating landscape. Apple Mountain Resort's golf course is especially nice to play in the summer since its location enjoys a temperature that is at least a few degrees cooler than the Sacramento Valley.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round. Weather permitting
Architect Algie Pulley

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

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4.6
767 Reviews (767)

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Handicap 10-14
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5.0
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Perfect weather
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Great Course

I am a beginner golfer so I found the course difficult but I enjoyed myself and would play it again. Beautiful day and great time was had. I would recommend the Course.

Conditions Good
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4.0
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Previously Played

Beautiful scenery

Beautiful mountain course that is very challenging due to the elevation changes. Fast greens combined with the varying slopes of the greens definitely added some strokes to my score. Great variety of elevated greens and some great down hill shots as well. You will enjoy this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Totally Gnarly!

In the words of Jeff Spiccoli.

I found this course to be extremely challenging. I'm one who rolls into submission with any uneven lie. This courses serves them up at the frequency McDonalds serves hamburgers.

The pro shop was great. The starter was great and he let us know what we were in for. The restaurant peeps hooked me up with a fantastic breakfast burrito to go and a BLT after my course torture had come to a close.

Beautiful surrounding area with many hills and dales. Just wish my game was half as relaxing as the surroundings! Bring extra balls and hit them straight.

The fairways and greens are in good shape although I saw a disastrous tee box at 11.

I'll need to work on my uneven lies before I return.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day

We had a 2:50 tee time. Played it n just under 3 1/2 hours. Beautiful as ever. In the Sierra foothills. Not a sound in the air, except for nature. A tough couse but so very relaxing. Will definitely play it mote often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great Day on the Mountain

Great value - used Golfnow. Weather was beautifil on Labor day and crowd was mild - rarely waited and I started at noon. Course in better shape than most for early Sept and always nice to be up in the pines. For those who are new to the course - bring extra golf balls - but once you learn the course you can start to score better on it. A fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This course is challenging but fun for higher handicaps

This course is challenging but fun for higher handicaps. Staff from the pro shop to the restaurant seem eager to make this a great experience. Course is well maintained. A few degrees cooler from the valley and trees, not sure if that was good or bad:). Well worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, but slow play heaven ...

I've played here several times in the past 3 years, and it's been very consistent in being a very friendly place with a challenging track in excellent shape, but the pace of play is just awful, as the less experienced/less mannered golfers are constantly hunting in vain for lost balls, generally taking their sweet time (especially once they do manage to get on the green) and slowing everyone behind them to their snail's pace, which is EXTREMELY frustrating to have to follow. There was a ranger, but he had absolutely no affect on speeding things up with the slowpokes (so why even have a ranger?)

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun interesting course

The fairways were not in very good shape nor the ladies tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

You will lose many balls.

With narrow fairways and tall grass right off of the fairways, if you have anything less than a great shot, you will lose your ball. Bring many extra balls.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Vistas and fast greens

Hope your cart has strong motor and good brakes because this has lots of serious elevation changes. Don"t make the mistake of playing the back tees if you are not a low handicap player. Your lost ball count could be astronomical . It is beautiful , Challenging and fun course. Greens are fast and tough to read. Real big hitters probably won't use driver all that often but you will need to hit the shot as planned as it is unforgiving. Can i say exhilarating without losing my macho card ?? If you play well here it is..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still fun, still a challenge.

Close to urban living, but a world away in the pines with NO homes anywhere on the course. It's my out of town friends favorite spot to play. Good shape overall given the heat of summer... But be honest with the assessment of your game before you go. if you have trouble keeping the ball on the short grass, you are going to need a dozen balls and aspirin. Plain & simple. Long & wide is gone. Forever. Straight & steady wins here. Tough to judge 2 club down the hillside par 3's... overall it was a challenge for our entire group... We played blues, had a par player, a 30 handicap & 15 handicap, and everyone had a fun day. 4:30 pace on a Friday afternoon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful views on every hole!

Love this challenging pinesy course. Definitely need to heed the tip card provided on every golf cart. It'll make your round much more pleasant. Each hole is picture perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not walkable

This course is stunning and very well-maintained! The staff is very friendly! Clubhouse serves a variety of beers and pub food that was tasty and inexpensive. They do not serve past lunch however. No beverage cart noted on the day we played. Not sure if their tee times are spaced wider apart or if we just didn't have anyone before or after us because it seems we were relatively alone on the course which was very nice! Finished in 4 hours despite working on our 15 year old's swing. The 16th hole states that the blue markers are mark a historical site; we saw the markers but never did figure out what the site was.... trees growing out a mound of rocks. Might have to call and ask.. LOL! All-in-all, a beautiful & challenging course that I would definitely come back and play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Enjoyed a great round of golf at one of the prettiest golf courses in the greater Sacramento area in Camino.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Seriously? Gorgeous, challenging, intimidating and more WOW factor than....almost anything!

The title tells it all. Every hole, every shot, every view, every green - WOW! A hidden gem in the middle of (almost) nowhere. This track should be a must play in every serious golfers agenda. I would suggest that the fun factor increases with your skill level because there are very few places you can make mistakes without severe consequences.

We played at a time when the vegetation was in full bloom making it even nicer!

Something to note is the length. At around 6500 yards it is not that long and when it was suggested to me that a 4 handicap should play the track at 6000 yards I was quite surprised. Needless to say, I went against the advice and played the tips and was not at all disappointed. 100% concentration on EVERY shot or you are looking at at least double - yikes!

We just cannot say enough about this track. Superb!

Negatives? Some newer carts with better batteries! We make it but passed at least half a dozen dead carts on the last few holes - but - the staff were on top of it and shuttled replacement carts efficiently without much disruption in play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/30/2017

Thank you for coming and playing at Apple Mountain! We can't thank you enough for the this wonderful review and are so pleased you had a great time! Thank you for the input about the carts too! We were having a rough day with carts that day! Hope to see you back again soon!

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